Memoirs of Akbar Hashemi – August 8, 1992

Burhanuddin Rabbani was supposed to come today and we had arranged the time for him, but he did not come due to the closure of the Kabul airport and my time was freed up. It was filled with additional appointments.

Mr. [Mohammed] Saidi Kia, [Minister of Roads and Transport] came. gave the report of the trip to Pakistan and requested for the implementation of the agreements; The President of Pakistan was also upset about the non-implementation of past agreements; Although both sides have failed.

Mr. [Seyd Kamal] Kharazi, [Permanent Representative of Iran at the UN headquarters] came. He reported on the work in New York and said [Mr. Petrus Ghali], the Secretary General of the United Nations, is very satisfied with the visit to Iran and my approach and is willing to serve Iran. He said that he will get help for the dredging of Arvandrud and the reconstruction of Abadan and Khorramshahr and the collection of mines. He asked us to help the issue of Lebanese prisoners in Israel and missing Israelis. I said that it is better to side with the Lebanese themselves and that we help hold the negotiations. He spoke about Israel's efforts to prove that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons and about [Bill] Clinton's [Democratic candidate] request for Iran's help in clarifying the Republicans' accusation regarding the delay in the release of the American hostages in Tehran for the election. I told them to tell them that if there is an investigation, it will be to the detriment of the Democrats; Because at that time, with the pressure of the liberals, the policy was to release them early to help the Democrats.

Dr. [Hasan] Rouhani, [Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council] came. We consulted for the responsibility of the Shahid Foundation and the Strategic Research Center [of the Presidency]. I warned the parliament not to lose logic and moderation and not to become sloganeering. I said that the impeachment of the country's minister is not successful and it is not expedient either.

Mr. [Mohammed] Emami Kashani, [supervisor of Martyr Motahari High School (Sephesalar)] came. He applied for the land of the former center of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the killing ground of the 7th Tir martyrs, [located on Sarcheshme St., Tehran], which is dedicated to Martyr Motahari School, and turned it into a factory.

I spoke on the phone with Ayatollah Khamenei about the possibility of impeachment of the country's minister in the parliament. They said that they told [Mr. Ali Akbar Natiq Nouri], Speaker of the Parliament, that they do not support impeachment.

[Mr. Abdallah Nouri], the country's minister, complained on the phone to Sed and Sima for misbehaving with Tehran Municipality. I warned Mohammad [Hashmi, head of the Broadcasting Organization]. It turned out that he is also complaining about the harassment of Tehran Municipality regarding the organization's construction works. I told Mr. Nouri to mediate for their agreement.

In the evening, the Supreme Council of National Security had a meeting. The issue of Bosnia and Herzegovina was raised and we decided to help. Dr. Velayati, [Minister of Foreign Affairs] reported on his trip to Syria. The issue of Iraq and America and the possibility of the fall of Saddam and the possibility of Iraq's disintegration were brought up again, and we negotiated and decided on Iran's position. I arrived home at half past nine.